Peter Connolly (footballer)

Peter Connolly
With Royal Ordnance Factories in 1894
Personal information
Date of birth 1 January 1868[1]
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Date of death 1 September 1895 (aged 27)
Place of death Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Position(s) Forward/Full-Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887–1893 Royal Arsenal 129 (52)
1893–1894 Royal Ordnance Factories 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Connolly (1 January 1868 — 1 September 1895) was a Scottish footballer who played for Royal Arsenal as a forward or full back, and later for Royal Ordnance Factories in 1893. After a successful career with both clubs, he died of tuberculosis in 1895.[2] at the age of 27.

  1. ^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. ^ James, Josh; Andrews, Mark; Kelly, Andy (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018 (First Edition ed.). Liverpool: deCourbertin Books. ISBN 978-1-909245-75-4